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The Fastest Path to 5G

5G is rapidly approaching. Mobile operators are fast-tracking their 5G deployment plans,

leading to the need for chipset and device manufacturers to accelerate their development

activities. 5G brings new and powerful capabilities to support use cases that require much

faster data rates, ultra-reliable low-latency as well as that enable massive machine-type

communications. Delivering these use cases with the desired communications system

performance requires technologies that operate at mm-Wave frequencies using wider

bandwidths, as well as beamforming techniques. In other words, 5G produces significant

challenges that the device ecosystem needs to address quickly and accurately when

prototyping new designs.

The protocol stack is a core element of wireless technologies and 5G is no exception. The

behavior of the protocol stack in a 5G device is fundamental given the complexity hosted on

the network side. Ensuring that prototyping tests are easily performed against a well-proven

reference is essential to deliver new functionality in a timely manner. Having early access to 5G

R&D protocol test tools that provide ultimate control and flexibility is the key to accelerate the

transformation from prototypes to 5G products.

Develop, Integrate and Comprehensively Validate your

Device in Minimum Time

Wireless protocols are extraordinarily complex. The earlier in the development process that

you can verify and make changes in your design, the more quickly you can launch a successful

product. Design errors need to be caught early in the development cycle as the further

downstream you find them, the harder and more costly it is to resolve them. At the same

time, being able to easily develop comprehensive test cases for different network scenarios is

important to improve quality and accelerate time to market.

The 5G Protocol R&D Toolset is a comprehensive solution to address diverse global spectrum

requirements and efficiently prototype advanced 5G protocol features, including beamforming

at mm-Wave frequencies and non-standalone as well as stand-alone use cases. The toolset,

based on the UXM 5G, enables you to:

– Support multiple phases of wireless device development, from pre-silicon protocol

prototyping to systems integration and verification;

– Accelerate test case creation and analysis, with the highest level of flexibility and control,

to achieve first-to-market functionality with impeccable quality;

– Fully test 5G technologies faster, to guarantee that 5G features are fully utilized to achieve

maximum performance and compliance.

Develop

Optimized

GUI

Real-time

L1/L2

5G NR

Reference test

case library

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Execute

Verify device features at the

start of the development cycle

to eliminate risks

Make use of reference tests to

accelerate test programs

involving leading features

Analyze

Discover and resolve defects

early to ensure a faster, more

cost-effective development